Apps

Believe it or not, games like Minecraft motivate kids to read. To learn to play the game, they’re reading Minecraft forums and books. And, there are new fiction books about Minecraft adventures that kids are reading as well. In a WIRED article, Clive Thompson explains, “Minecraft is surrounded by a culture of literacy. The game comes with minimal […]

For National Poetry Month or any time of the year, read poetry daily to your kids. It doesn’t have to be poetry specifically written for kids either. Unfortunately, my kids weren’t excited about the whole poem a day idea of mine. At all. So first, I found poems they would like and second, found poems they […]

Updated: 1/1/19 If you’re looking for coding or pre-coding classes, games, toys, and apps for your kids to learn to code, you’ll find everything you need here. But first, let’s define terms. Coding is learning a foreign language — a machine foreign language. Just like any language, the ability to read and write it is a literacy of […]

Disclosure: I partnered with Appy Learning Co. to bring you this information. Written by Christa Jimenez of Pura Vida Moms My three year old just realized that not everyone is bilingual. My gut reaction was to be super proud of all the hard work I’ve done to make sure she and her older sister are […]

As parents and educators, we must look for the many possible ways for children to read. This includes reading eBooks on the iPad, Kindle, NOOK, or any device with reading apps. Since the reading experience is different, let’s think through how to best use this eBook reading technology for learning purposes. The Joan Ganz Cooney […]

Hey Clay! just launched Talking Clay. Talking Clay is an interactive modeling clay app that teaches kids step-by-step how to make clay creations (monsters, aliens, animals, and birds). My kids tested it out by making cute penguins. I loved that it got them being creative together while on screen time! Download on the App Store […]

We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE our Anki Overdrive Fast & Furious racetrack. Like, my kids are addicted. They like how it’s super interactive with technology (their favorite). They love building and rebuilding the track and racing against each other, friends, dad, or the computer — one of the most fun things they do every day! (Yes, […]